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'''Leoncie''' (born '''Leoncia María Martin'''; 1953)<ref name=":0" /> is an Indian-Icelandic musician known for her style of music ("[[Music of Goa|oriental]] [[disco]]-[[Dance-pop|pop]] played on a [[digital piano]]")<ref name=":0">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180911/https://glatkistan.com/2015/01/19/leoncie/ Leoncie.]'' Helgi J, ''Glatkistan'', 2015. Archived 2018.</ref> and inflammatory statements in [[List of newspapers in Iceland|Icelandic media]].<ref name=":0"/> Her other stage names are '''Icy Spicy Leoncie''' and '''Indian Princess Leoncie'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2008/06/leoncie_icelands_madonna_makes_own_dirty_videos.html|title=Leoncie, Iceland's Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos|publisher=Vulture|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlisted.com/node/38044|title=Open Post: Hosted By Icy Spicy Leoncie|publisher=Dlisted.com|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref> | '''Leoncie''' (born '''Leoncia María Martin'''; 1953)<ref name=":0" /> is an Indian-Icelandic musician known for her style of music ("[[Music of Goa|oriental]] [[disco]]-[[Dance-pop|pop]] played on a [[digital piano]]")<ref name=":0">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180911/https://glatkistan.com/2015/01/19/leoncie/ Leoncie.]'' Helgi J, ''Glatkistan'', 2015. Archived 2018.</ref> and inflammatory statements in [[List of newspapers in Iceland|Icelandic media]].<ref name=":0"/> Her other stage names are '''Icy Spicy Leoncie''' and '''Indian Princess Leoncie'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2008/06/leoncie_icelands_madonna_makes_own_dirty_videos.html|title=Leoncie, Iceland's Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos|publisher=Vulture|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlisted.com/node/38044|title=Open Post: Hosted By Icy Spicy Leoncie|publisher=Dlisted.com|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:34, 13 August 2021
Leoncie (born Leoncia María Martin; 1953)[1] is an Indian-Icelandic musician known for her style of music ("oriental disco-pop played on a digital piano")[1] and inflammatory statements in Icelandic media.[1] Her other stage names are Icy Spicy Leoncie and Indian Princess Leoncie.[2][3]
Her songs are often in English or Icelandic and the lyrics tend to be sexually explicit. Her music and flamboyant persona have given her a cult status in Iceland. Reception for Leoncie's work has been negative to mixed. She has been compared to the Peruvian entertainer Tigresa del Oriente.[4]
Her song "Man! Lets Have Fun" from the album Invisible Girl was featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2019.[5]
Background[edit]
Leoncie was born in Goa in India. She is of Indian and Portuguese descent (Goa was a Portuguese colony until 1961).[6] She studied music at Trinity College Of Music London[7] and moved to Iceland in 1982 where she worked as an entertainer.[8]
Discography[edit]
- My Icelandic Man (1985)
- Story from Brooklyn (1992)
- Love Message from Overseas (2001 or 2003)
- Sexy Loverboy (2002)
- Invisible Girl (2005)
- Radio Rapist-Wrestler (2005)
- Pukki Bollywood Baby (2008)
- Wild American Sheriff (2009)
- Dansaðu við Leoncie (2011)
- Gay World (2012)
- Mr. Lusty (2017)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Leoncie. Helgi J, Glatkistan, 2015. Archived 2018.
- ↑ "Leoncie, Iceland's Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos". Vulture. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Open Post: Hosted By Icy Spicy Leoncie". Dlisted.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Tigresa quiere meter arañazo a su clon". ElPopular.pe (in español). 2010-02-05.
- ↑ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2019-04-17), Do Not Play: Leoncie's "Man! Lets Have Fun," Teddy's "The Cotton Candy Song", retrieved 2019-04-27
- ↑ Prinsessan opnar sig. DV, 28 September 2002.
- ↑ "Icy Spicy Leoncie gefur út sína fimmtu plötu". MBL.IS. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Myndarlegustu karlmenn sem ég hef hitt. Tíminn, 15 October 1982
External links[edit]
- Official YouTube channel
- Leoncie discography at Discogs
- Review by Iceland Review